Perinatal Partner Peer Support Worker

NHS; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

A health and social care organisation in Peterborough is seeking a Partner Peer Support Worker to enhance family-focused care during the perinatal period. The role involves conducting wellbeing checks and advocating for partners' involvement in their loved ones' care. Candidates should have lived experience related to perinatal mental health and excellent communication skills. This part-time position offers a salary ranging from £24,937 to £26,598 per year pro-rata, with a requirement to travel independently across the county.

Qualifications

• Essential: Lived experience of Perinatal Mental Health challenges as a partner.
• Essential: Experience in a supportive and enabling role.
• Essential: Experience working in a team or group environment.

Responsibilities

• Conduct one-to-one wellbeing conversations with partners of women accessing the Perinatal Service.
• Develop links with local organisations to offer support.
• Advocate for the role of partners in the Perinatal period.

Skills

Written communication skills

Verbal communication skills

Non-verbal communication skills

Self-awareness

Empathy

Education

NVQ 3 / AS Level or equivalent

Accredited Peer Support Worker Training

Job description

Job Summary

Do you have personal experience supporting your partner through the perinatal period?

Are you passionate about peer support and family wellbeing?

Do you have excellent communication and listening skills?

We are excited to offer a brand‑new opportunity for a Partner Peer Support Worker to join the Perinatal Mental Health Team. This post is key in our ambition to offer family‑focused care for women accessing the service.

Drawing on your own lived experience of supporting a loved one through the perinatal period, you will carry out wellbeing checks with dads and partners, helping signpost and ensure that dads and partners feel heard and valued during this key period.

You will work closely with the multi‑disciplinary team to ensure dads and partners are included in the care pathway and that their vital role is recognised.

This post is based in the north of the county, covering Peterborough, Huntingdon, Fenland and the surrounding areas. There is another position available in the south of the county (Cambridge, Ely and the surrounding areas). Please view the full advert for details.

Main Duties

• Conduct one‑to‑one wellbeing conversations with partners of women accessing the Perinatal Service.
• Develop and maintain excellent links with local organisations offering support and advice to partners.
• Support partners to self‑identify their needs and help signpost to community organisations and other services.
• Be a valued and contributing member of the wider multi‑disciplinary team.
• Advocate for the role of partners in the Perinatal period, recognising the vital role they play in family mental health and recovery.
• Travel independently across the county meeting strict time‑deadlines; require a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.

About Us

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high‑quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead fulfilling lives.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.

As an equal‑opportunity employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under‑represented groups including people with long‑term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

Role Details

• Position: Partner Peer Support Worker
• Location: North – Peterborough, Huntingdon, Fenland; South – Cambridge, Ely.
• Pay: £24,937 to £26,598 a year pro‑rata.
• Contract: Permanent, part‑time.
• Band: Band 3 (Agenda for Change).
• Reference Number: 310‑ASM‑H‑7576154.
• Working Pattern: Part‑time.
• Postal Address: Werrington Health Centre, 5 Skaters Way, Peterborough, PE4 6NB.
• Employer Website: https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/

Job Responsibilities

• Establish a supportive and respectful relationship with peers and other service users.
• Help individuals identify their own achievable and meaningful recovery goals and set recovery objectives, drawing on mutual resources as peers and utilising a range of recovery tools, techniques and experience.
• Model personal responsibility, self‑awareness, self‑belief, self‑advocacy and hopefulness by telling your own recovery story to inspire and instil confidence in peers.
• Coach coping, self‑help and self‑management techniques within the peer relationship.
• Support service users to identify and overcome fears; within a relationship of empathy, trust and honesty, challenge negative self‑talk.
• Facilitate access to community groups and networks that enable service users to participate in community activities, thus maximising opportunities for socially valued roles and positive identity.
• Act as a positive role model showing professional and caring attitudes and behaviour towards other multi‑disciplinary team members, service users and carers.

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

• Essential Level of educational attainment to NVQ 3 / AS Level or equivalent.
• Essential Completion of the Accredited Peer Support Worker Training (or completion within 6 months of employment).
• Desirable Related Health or Social Care qualification.

Experience

• Essential Lived experience of Perinatal Mental Health challenges as a partner.
• Essential Experience of being in a supportive and enabling role.
• Essential Experience of working in a team or group environment.
• Desirable Experience of working in the public sector.

Skills & Abilities

• Essential Excellent written, verbal and non‑verbal communication skills.
• Essential Computer literate.
• Essential Ability to share personal story of recovery in a professional manner.
• Desirable Presentation skills.

Knowledge & Understanding

• Essential Understanding and practical knowledge of recovery.
• Essential Understanding of the issues and concerns of women and their families during the perinatal period.
• Desirable Appreciation of community resources within the geographical location of the post and key partners.

Other Key Requirements

• Essential Must be able to travel independently to a wide range of locations across the county (full UK driving licence required).

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check. Applicants must provide a criminal record certificate for each country where they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled‑worker sponsorship to work in the UK are considered alongside all other applications. For further information, please refer to the UK Visas and Immigration website.

Equality and Diversity

As an equal‑opportunity employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under‑represented groups.